Drastic Regulations To Conserve Fuel
Chicago announces new limits on soft coal use and fuel conservation. Across states regions push drastic rules. many trains canceled and utilities restricted as coal shortages widen. The Railroad Administration directs cutting nonessential service while denying a general curtailment.
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Chicago
Geome
West Virginia
Colorado
Chicago and Northwestern
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Indiana
Public Service Commission
Railroad Administration
Hines
Government Must Change In Russia, Says UK Official
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Harmsworth told the House of Commons that London will press Russia with economic measures until a democratic government is established in Russia and recognized by the Allies.
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London
Russia
House of Commons
Harmsworth
Germans Defeated at Libau by Lettish and British Forces
A Libau attack by Col Avaloff Bermondt forces with artillery and an armored train was repulsed by Lettish troops aided by British artillery. German air proclamations fell over the city as a heavy bombardment and a renewed assault were repelled in the afternoon. The enemy suffered heavy losses.
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Copenhagen
Avaloff- Bermondt
Libau
British Sailors Arrive in Copenhagen From Baltic Action
Wounded British blue jackets aboard the hospital ship Princess Margert arrive at Copenhagen from Riga. They were from the British cruiser Dragon after it was struck by a German shell, leaving nine dead and four wounded.
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London
Princess Margert
Copenhagen
Riga
Politiken
Dragon
President Wilson Declares Thanksgiving Day On November 27
President Wilson issues a proclamation setting aside Thursday November 27 as Thanksgiving Day. He expresses hope for a future era where the nation's sacrifices are repaid with world peace and national harmony.
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U.S
Washington
Wilson
Restoration of Ruined France Berlin Work for All Unemployed
Vorwaerts cites a German mining commission report on damage in Northern France. It argues the reconstruction task could employ every idle person in Europe for eight years and refute the idea that ten to fifteen million Germans must emigrate for economic reasons.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Vorwaerts
German Mining Commission
Europe
Amendment for Temperance Act Focused by Saskatchewan Districts
Critics pressed the Saskatchewan government over lax enforcement of the Temperance Act. Hon. George Langley pledged introductions to strengthen or amend the Act at the upcoming provincial session, announced at the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association meeting for Districts 6 and 16.
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Saskatoon
George Langley
Saskatchewan Grain Growers’ Association
Riots at Army Goods Sale in Buffalo
A crowd of about ten thousand stormed the Sixty-fifth Regiment armory in Buffalo to buy U S army goods. One woman, Emma Baumeister, aged 65, died after fainting in the rush. about a score were injured and many were cut or bruised as they were pressed against the rough stone walls and ambulances rushed to hospitals.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Sixty-fifth Regiment
United States Army
Emma Baumeister
Spanish Government Plans Coast Operations at Alhucemas
The government in Madrid plans land and sea operations to subdue rebels along the Alhucemas coast in Spanish Morocco. The Morocco captain-general arrived in Madrid to confer with officials on the contemplated attack.
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Alhucemas
Madrid
Spanish Morocco
Morocco
Seizure of 180 Gallons of Liquor at Union Station
Fifteen boxes containing 180 gallons of liquor valued at 2800 were seized at Union station. The liquor was consigned to Brown Brothers of Winnipeg as part of a campaign begun a month earlier against bootleggers’ trust.
Ham Prices Drop in Quebec After Government Order
A sudden eight cent fall in cured and uncured ham prices delights Quebec housewives. Bacon also declines six to eight cents per pound, following a government order.
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Quebec
Labor Delegates Split Over 48 Hour Week Basis
At the international labor conference the 48-hour week convention was adopted as a basis for discussion but lines remain on whether amendments will set a maximum eight hour day and the week. The motion passed 55 to 2 with Barnes leading the basis for discussion and Fontaine removing the explicit 48-hour phrase. Canadian delegates Draper and Gompers opposed.
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Washington
International Labor Conference
Organizing Committee
Barnes
Fontaine
Rowell
Achkad
Parsons
Draper
Sam Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Board of Commerce delays pork price ruling in Ottawa
The Board of Commerce reserved judgement on applying March 10 pork prices to the present time after hearings with packers. Commissioner Murdock said he believes packers fix livestock prices, a view disputed by J S McLean of the Harris Abattoir Company.
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Ottawa
Board of Commerce
Robson, O'Connor
Murdock
J. S. McLean
Harris Abattoir Company
McLean
Imperia's to Pass Through Canada
Three thousand British soldiers will travel by Monteagle to the West on their way home from Siberia. They will reach the coast soon and Winnipeg returned servicemen and auxiliaries plan a welcome to honor the imperial army and its service to the Empire.
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Winnipeg
Siberia
Canada
Fuel Held Up at Border With Priority Distribution Plan
Canada faces coal delays at the border but H A Harrington Ontario fuel administrator reports shipments will be allowed for industries on the priority list in immediate need. Washington notes the US Railroad Administration has seized all coal on wheels pending distribution and will oversee the process to ensure release to preferred industries based on urgency.
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Toronto
Canada
H. A. Harrington
Ontario
Harrington
Washington
United States Railroad Administration
Kaiser is Well Punished
King George comments on the former German emperor after an Armenian missionary reports years of captivity. The king says the Kaiser has fled his country and is well punished for his actions.
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George
Germany
London
Armenia
Archibald Forder
French Repel Turkish Attack at Angora in Asiatic Turkey
Constantinople dispatch reports Turkish forces attacked Angora but were defeated by French troops after hours of combat. A French hospital train was allegedly attacked by forces under Mastapha Keunzial during the fighting.
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London
Angora
Turkey
Constantinople
Mastapha Keunzial
Dominion Plans Fifty Wooden Schooners for Government
Report says the Dominion Government will place contracts for fifty wooden schooners with British Columbia shipyards. Twenty five ships will be built at the port city and the remaining twenty five at mainland yards.
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Dominion Govt
Victoria
Dominion
British Columbia
Peace Treaty Becomes Effective November 28
Reports say the Versailles peace with Germany takes effect on November 28 after ratifications. The protocol signatures and exchange of ratifications between Germany and allied powers will occur on that date.
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Paris
Germany
Metal Workers Of Berlin Strike Proclaimed
Berlin reports a general strike by metal workers after the economy minister refused mediation. About three thousand Siemens Holske employees returned to work, while the walkout follows a union vote that reportedly failed to meet the two thirds requirement for a general strike.
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Berlin
Siemens-Holske
Metal Workers’ Union
Alberta Wheat Issues At UFA Convention
Professor W. J. Elliott of the UGG condemned Alberta car and stockyard conditions calling them awful and inadequate. He warned the company’s finances could incur a quarter million loss if it closed, while officials disputed the figures. The session urged trading as a wholesale concern with Alberta’s five million bushels crop in view.
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Calgary
W. J. Elliott
U.G.G
U.F.A
Alberta
Buried in Thought Describes a Man's Focused State
A reflective line notes that many men appear dead to the world while deep in thought, highlighting intense inner concentration and disengagement from surroundings.
Dominion efforts to centralize employment agencies discussed
A World report notes a plan to place all Canadian government employment agencies under the Civil Reestablishment Department. Dominion bureaus in Vancouver would operate from SCR offices under a unit commander, with provincial agencies urged to merge with the soldiers’ organization.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Department of Civil
Victory Bond subscriptions rise for American campaign
Toronto reports U S citizens show strong support with subscriptions totaling 27 281 550 dollars, two million more than last year’s total. In Washington, delegates from Germany and Austria at the International Labor Conference failed to secure passage to America. Paris council plans to arrange bookings.
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Toronto
United States
Washington
International Labor Conference
America
Supreme Council
Paris
Man with solemn face urged to forfeit part of pay
A terse, cynical line suggests a figure famed for a long face should relinquish a portion of his earnings. The remark frames a moral critique of wealth tied to appearance, with no further context or names provided.
First Meeting of Peace League Paris Discussed
The first council meeting of the League of Nations will be held in Paris but no date was set. It will focus on urgent matters following ratification of the German peace treaty and preparatory work for decisions before the peace conference ends. Sinn Fein member Ernest Blythe, jailed after a raid on Sinn Fein HQ, was released after a five day hunger strike.
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Brussels
Beleum
Paris
Lorrain
Council of the League of Nations
Supreme Council
Council of the World
Supreme Cotucil
Publin
Ernest Blythe
Sinn Fein
Blythe
Prince of Wales Drives CP Rail Locomotive Near Trenton
In Montreal at Flavelle the Prince of Wales boarded a Canadian Pacific locomotive and personally drove the train into Trenton, a ceremonial public display of royal participation in rail operations.
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Montreal
Flavelle
Trenton
Prince of Wales
Canadian Pacific Railway
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